Purisima Creek
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Purisima Creek is a forested stream in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, known for running through redwood canyons and providing scenic trails and habitat within the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Purisima Creek canonical | 1 |
| Zayante Creek | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10668426 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Purisima Creek Context triple: [Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, hasFeature, Purisima Creek]
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A.
Moraga Creek
Moraga Creek is a small waterway in Contra Costa County, California, that flows through the town of Moraga and contributes to the local watershed and natural landscape.
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B.
Calero Creek
Calero Creek is a stream in Santa Clara County, California, that drains the foothills near Calero Reservoir and flows northward through San Jose before joining the Guadalupe River.
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C.
San Mateo Creek
San Mateo Creek is a waterway in San Mateo County, California, that drains the Crystal Springs Reservoir and flows toward San Francisco Bay.
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D.
San Luis Obispo Creek
San Luis Obispo Creek is a small coastal stream in California that flows through the city of San Luis Obispo before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near Avila Beach.
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E.
Mariposa Creek
Mariposa Creek is a stream in central California notable for its early Spanish exploration history and association with the Sierra Nevada foothill town of Mariposa.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Purisima Creek Target entity description: Purisima Creek is a forested stream in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, known for running through redwood canyons and providing scenic trails and habitat within the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve.
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A.
Moraga Creek
Moraga Creek is a small waterway in Contra Costa County, California, that flows through the town of Moraga and contributes to the local watershed and natural landscape.
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B.
Calero Creek
Calero Creek is a stream in Santa Clara County, California, that drains the foothills near Calero Reservoir and flows northward through San Jose before joining the Guadalupe River.
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C.
San Mateo Creek
San Mateo Creek is a waterway in San Mateo County, California, that drains the Crystal Springs Reservoir and flows toward San Francisco Bay.
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D.
San Luis Obispo Creek
San Luis Obispo Creek is a small coastal stream in California that flows through the city of San Luis Obispo before emptying into the Pacific Ocean near Avila Beach.
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E.
Mariposa Creek
Mariposa Creek is a stream in central California notable for its early Spanish exploration history and association with the Sierra Nevada foothill town of Mariposa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | stream ⓘ |
| access | via Skyline Boulevard (California State Route 35) ⓘ |
| climate | coastal Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected within open space preserve ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainageBasin | Pacific coastal drainage of central California ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | coastal redwood forest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough | Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
redwood canyons
ⓘ
riparian corridor ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Purisima Creek Trail
ⓘ
Whittemore Gulch Trail vicinity ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
Douglas-fir
ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas fir
bay laurel ⓘ coast redwood trees ⓘ ferns ⓘ |
| hydrology | perennial stream in most years ⓘ |
| landUse | public open space and recreation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve ⓘ San Mateo County, California ⓘ Santa Cruz Mountains ⓘ |
| managedBy | Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District ⓘ |
| near | Half Moon Bay, California ⓘ |
| notableFor |
redwood canyon landscapes
ⓘ
scenic forested trails ⓘ |
| partOf | Purisima Creek watershed ⓘ |
| providesHabitatFor |
amphibians
ⓘ
fish ⓘ mammals of redwood forest ⓘ riparian birds ⓘ |
| recreation |
birdwatching
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ nature observation ⓘ trail running ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Peninsula ⓘ |
| terrain |
canyon
ⓘ
steep forested slopes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Purisima Creek Description of subject: Purisima Creek is a forested stream in the Santa Cruz Mountains of California, known for running through redwood canyons and providing scenic trails and habitat within the Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Purisima Creek